Where does “گاوشیر” come from?

گاوشیر (Classical Persian) comes from Persian گاو, from Romani gāw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “گاوشیر”, step by step

گاوشیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گاو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگاوcow
2Romanigāw—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
4Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Classical Persian شیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشیر—
2Middle Persian𐫢𐫃𐫡lion
3Old Persianšargušlion
4Proto-Iraniancárgušlion
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćárgušpredatory animal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱérg-ús ~ ḱr̥g-éws—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →